HBM Nigeria Plc, a supplier of progressive constructing options and producer of cement, ready-mix, mortar, and Plaster of Paris manufacturers, has commenced the 2026 version of its Disability to Ability (D2A) programme. This version goals to offer 120 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) from Alimosho and Epe in Lagos State with sensible vocational and entrepreneurial abilities to assist financial independence and workforce participation.
The six-week programme, delivered in partnership with the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), kicked off with a joint orientation and launch on Monday, September 21, 2026. Participants will obtain sensible coaching in make-up and Gele, wig and braids making, telephone and laptop computer repairs, and shoe and bag making.
Additionally, the programme contains periods on entrepreneurship, monetary literacy, digital abilities, enterprise administration, sustainable livelihoods, round financial system and inexperienced abilities. Participants will full sensible tasks and assessments, culminating in a commencement showcase of their work.
Speaking on the initiative, the Director, Communications, Public Affairs and Sustainable Development, HBM Nigeria Plc, Viola Graham-Douglas, famous that the D2A programme displays the corporate’s perception that incapacity mustn’t restrict or impede the achievement of financial targets.
She famous that abilities growth creates an actual alternative to equip individuals residing with disabilities to pursue sustainable livelihoods.
“Our approach to inclusion centres on fostering an environment in which potential is recognised and developed. Through D2A, we equip participants with the practical skills and broader business knowledge needed to develop their abilities, earn a living, and participate fully in society,” Graham-Douglas stated.
The D2A programme builds on HBM Nigeria’s earlier efforts aimed toward selling inclusion and financial empowerment amongst individuals with disabilities. In the 2025 version, the corporate efficiently educated 100 PWDs throughout Lagos in laptop computer and telephone repairs, make-up and gele, wig and braids making, and shoe and bag manufacturing, in partnership with LSETF, the Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA), the Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development, and different key stakeholders.
HBM Nigeria Plc, previously often called Lafarge Africa Plc, is a number one Nigerian constructing options firm and a member of the Huaxin Building Materials Group, a globally recognised producer of development supplies based in 1907 and headquartered in Wuhan, China. Listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), HBM Nigeria Plc is actively contributing to Nigeria’s urbanisation and financial progress, the biggest financial system in Africa.
HBM Nigeria Plc has the widest footprint in Nigeria, with cement manufacturing operations in the South West (Ewekoro and Sagamu in Ogun State) and the North-east (Ashaka in Gombe State), and in the South-east (Mfamosing, Cross River State), with Ready-Mix operations in Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt. HBM Nigeria Plc has a present put in cement manufacturing capability of 10.5 Mtpa.
HBM Nigeria Plc leverages its progressive experience to offer value-added services options in the constructing and development business in Nigeria. HBM Nigeria Plc is famend for producing a variety of cement options designed to fulfill all constructing and development wants, from small tasks resembling particular person properties to main development tasks. Additional data is out there on the web site at www.hbmngplc.com
